Wednesday, July 18, 2007, the Associated Press reported that President Bush created a new faction within our government named the Import Safety Working Group. Their goal... err, intended purpose is to guarantee the safety of food and other products shipped into the United States and to improve U.S. policing of those imports.

Needless to say the Food and Drug Administration isn't capable of accomplishing the task of making certain the food we all eat is safe but, I truly fail to see where an "Import Safety Working Group" is going to do any better.

To me, Bush's action is simply a shift of responsibilities to another agency that will probably take 60 days, or more just to "Find Itself"! Then, literally years to actually implement. Then, in the end, that new agency won't be able to check or prevent any more "defective product" into the United States than the F.D.A has or is able to do at this time. What a @#$%ing waste!

Tony Snow (White House Press Secretary) says Bush's formation of the Import Safety Working Group is NOT a slap at China's shoddy shit. Bull Shit, Tony! The current presidential "Concern" is a knee-jerk reaction by the president to VERY recent imports from China that far exceed the "shoddy" state, entering the "Lethal" category! Simply to show the shallow thinking general public that he's actually "Doing Something".

We (The U.S.A) already have the necessary "agency" in place: The Food and Drug Administration. All they need is the manpower and means to actually Do Their Freekin' Jobs! The only added extras we need is some Teeth to put some honest to goodness HURT into the countries that are supplying the crap and some genuine... GENUINE penalties for the businesses that are importing the goods. An Immigration Policy for Food and Food Stuffs!

Here's a suggestion for penalties.

First offence:

Suspension of ALL food and food stuff from that country would be "Returned to Sender" for a period of 30 days. Effective immediately upon discovery of the discrepancy. Yeah, I know... Someone will have to do without some shrimp, caviar or catfish for a while. Get over it!

Second Offence:

All imports of ALL goods will halt for 60 days.

Third offence:

All imports from that country will halt for a minimum of one year. Hey... Some of the jobs we lost might actually RETURN to the United States!! Imagine That!

Well, like I said, these are suggestions but, I think you get the idea. Quit pussy-footin' around and hit these guys where it hurts: The Bank Balance.

Who knows, since there are fewer ports to police than the thousands of miles of borders, the F.D.A. might actually be able to enforce that immigration policy! Lord knows the government can't handle borders!

George, you're givin' us Texans a bad name! Pull your head out of your ass!